APUSH RETAKE UNIT 2
Loyalists were lest numerous in
New England
As the War for Independence began, Britain had the advantage of
Overwhelming national wealth and naval power
Colonists objected to the Stamp Act because
Parliament passed the tax, not the colonists
A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its
Presentation of the ideal of a united nation
Under the mercantilists system, the British government reserved the right to do all of the following regarding the American colonies EXCEPT
Prevent the colonies from developing militias
The Land-Ordiance of 1785 provided for all of the following EXCEPT
Prohibiting slavery
The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to
Protect rights not specified in the Constitution
In colonial elections
The right to vote was reserved for property holders
The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for ?
Apportioning congressional representation
In the period 1688 to 1763, which of the following was a consequence of Europe's wars for empire ?
Armed struggles spread to North America
The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it
Brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France
The Declaration of Independence did all the following EXCEPT
Call for the abolition of slave trade
Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense
Called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic
In a republic, power
Comes from the people themselves
Change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved
Compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire
In 1775, the _____ churches were the only two establishes ( tax-supported ) churches in colonial America
Congregational and Anglican
The first Navigation Laws were designed to
Eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to
Enforce a tax-collection program
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
Explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted
In 1787-1789, which of the following groups was most likely to oppose ratification of the Constitution ?
Farmers in isolated areas
As a result of Parliament's rejection of the petitions of the Continental Congress
Fighting and bloodshed took place, and war began
America's first entangling alliance was with
France
Which of the following contributed most to the American victory in the Revolution ?
French military and financial assistance
Which of the following beliefs was central to eighteenth-century Deism ?
God created a universe governed by natural law
The South held about ___ percent of the slaves in the thirteen colonies of North America
90
( Refer to the map ) The British issue of the proclamation of 1763, as depicted in the map, sought to prevent colonial expansion west of that point. What motivated the British to make sure of this assertion ?
A desire to consolidate imperial control and limit further conflict with Native Americans
The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following statements ?
A government should seek to direct the economy so as to maximize exports
( Refer to the following excerpt ) Which of the following developments most significantly affected colonial reaction to laws such as the one excerpted in this passage ?
A history of self-government together with ideas of liberty gleaned from the Enlightenment
The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by
A joint-stock company
The GREATEST achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation was its establishment of
A system for orderly settlement of the West
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress
Adopted the "Olive Branch Petition" declaring Colonial loyalty to the Crown
Which of the following states the principle of "Virtual representation," as it was argued during the eighteenth century ?
All English subjects, including those who are not allowed to vote, are represented in Parliament
The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government ?
All of these
In the wake of the Proclamation of 1763
American colonists moved west, defying the Proclamation
The Stamp Act crisis was important in the coming of the American Revolution for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
American patriots realized that British inflexibility made revolution virtually inevitable
Which of the following best describes the First Great Awakening ?
An eighteenth-century revival that was characterized by "fire and brimstone" sermons
As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for
An electoral college
The large-state plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention
Based representation in the House and Senate on population
As a result of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain
Became the dominant power in North America
Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following EXCEPT
Become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible
All of the following were characteristics of the original thirteen colonies EXCEPT
Belief they were a single people with a common destiny, who ought to break from Britain
Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France ?
Benjamin Franklin
During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with
Decades of salutary neglect
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a significant achievement because it
Defined the process by which territories could become states
All of the following are achievement of Benjamin Franklin EXCEPT
Influential poetry
Which of the following was true of the First Great Awakening ?
It resulted in divisions within both the Congregational and the Presbyterian churches
Which of the following was true of the Continental Congress in its drafting of the Articles of Confederation ?
It was cautious about giving the new government powers it had just denied Parliament
Which Enlightenment philosopher advocated the overthrow of any government that abused the rights of its subjects ?
John Locke
The First Great Awakening was associated with
Jonathan Edwards
The immediate purpose of the Albany Congress of 1754 was to
Keep the Iroquois tribes loyal to the British
The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a major shift in British policy toward the colonies in that, for the first time, the British
Levied taxes aimed at raising revenue rather than regulating trade
A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they
Made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties
As the War for Independence began, the COLONIES had the advantage of
Many outstanding civilian and military leaders
( Refer to the following excerpt ) Which of the following concepts is best represented by the content of the act in the passage above ?
Mercantilism
The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to
Raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America
Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on
Religion
As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions
Required the annual election of legislators
The success of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 hinged on compromises over which of the following issues ?
Slavery and representation in Congress
By the 1770s, which of the following issues helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority ?
Taxation, self-rule, and trade restrictions
The Seven Years' War was also known in America as
The French and Indian War
What political document, created in early colonial history, included the Enlightenment ideals of shared decision making and the consent of the governed ?
The Mayflower compact
For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the Middle Passage can be best described as
The gruesome ocean voyage to America
Which of the following acts of the British government in the period preceding the Revolutionary War provoked the most outraged among the Colonists ?
The passage of the Boston Port Act
By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in
The people
When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all republic-we are federalists," he meant that
The principles of American government were above party politics
The most NOTABLE achievement of the United States under the Articles of Confederation was
The provision for land sales in the Northwest that would benefit the entire nation
During the Revolutionary War, the revolutionary cause was bolstered by all of the following EXCEPT
The strength of colonial currency
The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to
Work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem
The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain's policy of salutary neglect to
Work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries
All of the following were manifestations theory EXCEPT
Virtual representation
Before 1763, the Navigation Laws
Were only loosely enforced in the American colonies
The major issue that delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation concerned
Western lands
Which of the following is NOT true of English families in mid-eighteenth century America ?
Women, while subservient to their husbands, set the moral standards by which children were raised and decided how the children would be educated and trained